Assembly with Multinuclear Silver-Ethynediide/-Ethynide Supramolecular Synthons

Supramolecular Complexes and Supramolecular Catalysts Formed by Molecular Assembly of Multinuclear Metal Complexes in Aqueous Solutions

Aniline–phenol recognition: from solution through supramolecular synthons to cocrystals

Aniline-phenol recognition is studied in the crystal engineering context in several 1:1 cocrystals that contain a closed cyclic hydrogen-bonded [⋯O-H⋯N-H⋯]2 tetramer supramolecular synthon (II). Twelve cocrystals of 3,4,5- and 2,3,4-trichlorophenol with one of eight halogenated anilines have been characterized. Ten of these cocrystals contain an extended octamer synthon that is assembled with h...

[Supramolecular chemistry of multinuclear zinc(II) complexes in aqueous solution].

We report novel supramolecular polyhedrons formed by three-dimensional self-assembly of multinuclear zinc(II)-12-membered tetraamine (= cyclen = 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane) complexes with potentially multidentate ligands such as cyanuric acid (CA) and trithiocyanuric acid (TCA) in aqueous solution. Two new supermolecular frameworks were isolated by self-assembly of a tris (Zn(2+)-cyclen) (Z...

Supramolecular assembly dynamics.

R progress in the synthetic chemistry of supramolecular assemblies has created many new structural types. With the proliferation of new structures has come increasing interest in the properties and behavior of these assemblies. Does the cooperativity of constituent components lend an assembly new properties distinct from the components themselves? Do the properties of an assembly make it suitab...

Modeling Autonomous Supramolecular Assembly

Supramolecular assembly is often a remarkably robust, rapid and spontaneous process, starting from a small number of monomeric types. Although, the process occurs widely in nature and is increasingly important in healthcare and engineering, it is poorly understood. Icosahedral viral shell assembly is one such outstanding example. We sketch the experimental roadblocks that necessitate mathematic...